what is BRIX? (was: high brix milk versus *raw* milk)

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>what is brix?

the brix index is an indicator of the nutritional quality of a food. It's

measured with a tool called a refractometer. It's the only way to actually

KNOW the quality of the food you eat. everything else is just educated

guessing, except if you test your soil fertility. both of these will tell

you the nutritional quality of your food.

" Professor A. F. W. Brix was a 19th Century German chemist (b.1798, d.1890).

He was the first to measure the density of plant juices by floating a

hydrometer in them. The winemakers of Europe were concerned that they could

not predict which of various grape juices would make the best wine. Being

able to judge quality ahead of actual bottling was of immense importance in

an industry where a bottle of the best wine might sell for hundreds of times

more than a bottle of everyday wine. Professor Brix was greeted as a great

hero when he emerged from his laboratory to claim his most generous prize.

He was also honored by having the measuring process named after him.

BRIX is a measure of the percent solids (TSS) in a given weight of plant

juice---nothing more---and nothing less.

BRIX is often expressed another way: BRIX equals the percentage of sucrose.

However, if you study the contents of this book, you will soon enough

understand that the " sucrose " can vary widely. For, indeed, the BRIX is

actually a summation of the pounds of sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals,

amino acids, proteins, hormones, and other solids in one hundred pounds of

any particular plant juice.

BRIX varies directly with plant QUALITY. For instance, a poor, sour tasting

grape from worn out land can test 8 or less BRIX. On the other hand, a full

flavored, delicious grape, grown on rich, fertile soil can test 24 or better

BRIX. "

(from: http://www.crossroads.ws/brixbook/BBook.htm)

more info at:

http://www.brixpage.com

BrixTalk

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

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